its been a while.
my life has changed and i am appreciating the moments that i have been blessed with. as soon as i got licensed to do hair i had a desire to one day own a salon i could call my OWN! i never in a million years thought i would fulfill that dream.
it was kind of like my "i want to be a princess when i grow up" dream. i didn't dream of being a princess. i dreamt of success and family and happiness-though to this day my day still calls me his little princess.
my dream came true.
i had been so blessed to get the job working at Wells Fargo here in Laramie. i had a pit in my stomach everytime i would leave the building. i knew it wasn't right and wouldn't work out. so i woke up on friday sept 16 and walked into what would be the hardest 3 weeks thus far in my life and also the greatest learning & growing experience with my husband, jordan. we finalized contracts on sept 28 and haven't stopped working since.
we spent many LONG days that turned into nights that turned into mornings-cleaning, renovating, and changing "citrus" into salon220. missing much of what is happening in politics, baseball, football, and even college football... we are just catching up on sleep now and still waking up physically exhausted and mentally drained. my dad has told me since day one "you will only get out of the salon what you put in it". putting in lots of hours and lots of hard work i feel i have earned self respect and respect of the talents of my husband. not to mention a few "i told you so..." feelings to the fed-ex guy who joked again today "you actually did it...(laughing)...i didn't believe you and laughed when i left". it feels awesome to have accomplished such a great thing in a short amount of time. i guess the name is fitting. salon220. the "220" has a background story...
when bryan and bryce were younger, and still to this day, my dad (or themselves) would write in marker/pen whatever, W.I.N. which stood for "whats important now" and also 220 which stood for "second to none". i never realized a simple reminder of being the best we could be or a simple example to never forget whats important right now and not of tomorrow or yesterday, would stick with me and remind me who my parents taught us to be. I'm beyond thankful for who i am because of the things my parents taught me. the impact that these 2 simple "slogans" (reminders) have had on me and now those whom hear the story-know who i am by what my dad and mom have taught us. also its a reminder to me to never do any work that isn't the best that i can make it.
i am proud to say i am open and have had several clients this week. i feel like though its not 100 clients in a week or ever 8 a day-its a blessing to see people come in get there hair done and be so excited about it as they leave...
my best friend said it best "success is a journey not a destination". this journey has made me feel successful. its also shown me that it took a lot of courage to open a business. Facebook friends made me realize that it does take courage (combined with faith of course) and that as much as i put into my business i will get it back (I'm sure its part of the good karma thing).
Thanks to everyone who helped & supported us in our decision to fulfill my dream- my husband first and foremost for all his hard work, my brother bryce, my momma for her support and legal help, my dad for encouraging me, my brother bryan for keeping me sane and making me laugh, kyle (my brother in law) for all his help/hard work, derik (jordans friend) for all his help, devin (my cousin in law) for the things he did, kayla & shawn for ALWAYS telling us that we can do it and that it WILL get done, and the rest of our family and friends for always checking in and making sure we were good.
hopefully my success will continue. hopefully you will follow your dreams!
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